Name: June
Age: N/A, looks 23
Hair: Long wavy & Black
Eyes: Mako Green
Height: 5'4
Family: N/A
For a long time, I sat back and watched others lives content by their happiness and saddened by their tears. It wasn't until I finally got my chance did I truly learn what it meant to feel, my first days...their were toughies.
-Cloudy with A Chance of Rain-
The city of Edge, nestled on the outskirts of what used to be Sector 4 & 3 of Midgar was a confusing place for newcomers. Especially for one such as June, no one made any sense to her and they all moved through the gloomy city as if they had a million and one places to be.
Even as she pleaded with them for answers she was pushed aside and battered with the same tired phrases.
"No time, no time!"
"Sorry purdy lady gotta get home!"
"Um...yeah...no...yeah...what?"
It had began to become tiring, but she had to press on.
"What...don't speak of such things...Jenova...pfft!"
One man had spat as he pushed past her with a bevy of children skipping on behind him, one of the children even had the nerve to make a mean face at her.
June slouches over grabbing the bottom of her white and pink dress, "sorry to bother you...," she sighs for what felt like the millionth time.
She looks up studying the moving crowd before her, even the way they dressed was different, she in her dress, brown sandals and silver jewlery seemed much too extravagant for them...silly almost.
"They look as though their prepared for war..."
She stands straight now frowning down at the ground, her reflection in the puddles of water in the earth did nothing but confuse her. In all of her years of consciouness she'd never seen herself or even imagined what she really may have looked like.
June sighs again, "I just wanna go home!."
She looks hopefully up at the grey skies that covered the town, she just wanted to be heard by someone or something even. She sighs closing her eyes and lowering her head.
In her imagination she could feel the cool waves of the Lifestream around her, the simplicity of its green waves, the nice people who presided there. It all seemed like a distant memory now.
June glares down the puddles, maybe if she set her mind to it she could abort this stupid mission and go home free as can be.
"Focus girl focus!" She grumbles to herself clenching her fists tightly.
June stands there glaring at the puddles, hoping that all at once they'd turn green and suck her in, however when the puddles begin to shake fear and disbelief replace her determination.
"Did I-...DID I!" She screeches grasping her cheeks.
"Outta the way little girl with a full bladder comin through!"
June turns to see a large black man holding a small asian looking child over his shoulders, he pushed through the crowd carelessly. June could tell the his rude behavior annoyed the people but his large stature and gun...
"Gun a-arm..." June stutters when he pushes past her, he stops abruptly turning to her.
"Yeah, what it's to yah!?"
June backs away when he raises a brow at her, she brings her hand to her head racking her brain for outs.
"Um...well...its just that...I've...um never saw...um...someone...with..." She trails off when she notices a smile on the man's face.
"Damn, calm down little lady!" He bellows laughing at her.
June raises a brow before letting out a slow nervous laugh of her own.
He sobers rather quickly once again putting her on edge, "well see yah!" he shouts turning to run away from her but June grabs his arm before he could completely pull away, he turns to look at her and she lowers her gaze.
"Um...could you please tell me...where can I find...Jenova." She whispers sqeezing her eyes shut. She grimaces at the silence that follows, almost imeddiatly she pulls away uttering sorry repeatedly.
"I-I didn't mean to-"
"Whaddaya know about Jenova?" He mutters turning to her again.
June peeks up at him cringing when she notices the hatred in his eyes, she clears her throat as she begins to tell him her story.
"Well, I'm from the Lifestream...I've come here to relieve the world of the virus that is Jenova...but no one will help me you know...I just want to do my duty and go home...but..." She trails off when even the little girl's eyes widen.
The man growls making June cower away, he grabs her arm yanking her closer.
"I shoulda known...you look like trouble." He grumbles looking her over.
June tries to turn away from his hateful eyes but she could still feel the intensity of their dislike.
"Your eyes...they look just like Cloud's..."
June turns to him upon hearing the name 'Cloud', she breaks away from him clasping her hands together.
"Now we're onto something...Cloud...I was supposed to find this...Cloud!" She sings jubilantly.
The man looks up at the child who had seemingly forgot that she had to go the bathroom.
June grabs his arm, this time forgetting all her fears.
"Take me to this...Cloud!"
The man yanks away shaking his head, "nah-uh I'm not leading you back to the base...you could be evil...in fact I'm convinced of it yer evil!"
June smiles sweetly up at him, "evil...no way!"
He glances back at the child who smiles back down at June, " so you think she's clean huh Marlene?"
Marlene nods looking down at him, he lets out a heavy breath before jerking his head backward.
"Cloud's at the bar...we'd better hurry...who knows how long he'll be there."
June nods rushing ahead but he grabs her again, she turns her happiness fading back into confused fear.
"What's your name?" He mutters.
She sighs crossing her arms gently across her stomach. Name what was in name...that he needed to know right now?
"June...and yours?" She says more out of manners than the need to know.
"Barret...Barret Wallace," Barret says nodding to her, " and this...this is-."
"Marlene." June says nodding to the girl, Marlene smiles nodding her head.
June turns away walking through the crowd again, Barret scratches his head watching her go.
"Do yah think I'm doing that right thing...Cloud doesn't take well to things like this." Barret mutters looking up at Marlene, she shrugs.
"I don't know...but daddy...I really gotta go!" Marlene groans squirming.
Barret gasps grabbing a tighter hold of her and whisking her past June, June gasps saying "wait for me!" She giggles running after them, maybe if she stuck with them she could go home in no time.
By the time they reach the 7th Heaven Bar June's get up go had got up and left her, the prospects of meeting with the harbringer of the world sent chills up her spine. Would he resist...would he...go willingly.
Barret leads her into the bar, it was a small cozy place, wood seemed to be the theme and alcohol slinging its purpose. A young woman stood behind the bar filling to the brim a tall mug, she slides across the bar in into the resting hand of a tall blonde man.
"See now...I don't know about you Tifa but I'm not one much for marriage...why she's...she just asking for too damn much!"
Tifa sighs leaning her hip against the bar, "well Cid...you guys have been together so long...its only normal that'd she'd want a wedding."
Cid slams his fist down on the table as Barret lets Marlene down from his shoulders, she rushes past calling greetings to them.
"Yeah whatever...hey Marlene...but yer not hearin me Tifa...she's old...why would I a man of the skies wanna marry sumbody so damn old!" Cid growls shaking his fist at her.
June smiles nervously at Barret who waves her forward, Cid turns to them and he grins when his eyes land on June.
"Now that's the kind of girl I deserve...tight and young...with a pretty young face...you single girl!?"
June cocks her head and Tifa sighs, Cid frowns when June stares at him in puzzlment.
"Didn't you hear me!?" He shouts but Tifa cuts in by pulling his mug of alchol away.
"You've had enough Cid!" She scolds pouring his drink into the sink, Cid growls slamming his fists down on the bar.
"Who the hell are you to tell me...that I've had enough god damnit!"
Tifa smirks, "well Cid I'm the one with the liquor license and the deed to the bar...oh and the choice to serve whoever I want...and I choose not to serve you anymore tonight!"
Cid grumbles to himself turning away in his seat, Tifa now turns to June and Barret with a smile.
"Oh...Barret a date how nice."
Barret sighs, "she is not my date...she's here for Cloud."
Upon hearing Cloud's name June becomes giddy all over again, she clasps her hands together nodding her head.
Cid now turns back to Tifa with a sly grin, "hmm a hot tamale coming to see Cloud...how does it feel...hmmm?"
Tifa rolls her eyes at Cid looking at June again, "he's upstairs I'll get him."
June nods her head watching as Tifa climbs the stairs, Barret looks down at June with hestitation writ on his face.
"Now tell me...what exactly have you heard about Cloud?" He mutters folding his arms.
June shrugs, she hadn't heard anything in particular...just find Cloud...find Cloud over and over again in her sleep before she awoke in a church with the town.
"Nothing...I just know to find him." June says nodding her head.
Cid laughs, "oh girl...what are you here for...Cloud isn't interested...I think he's gay...he don't work as much no more...he's...finding himself again...that's fucking gay in itself if you ask me."
June smiles at Cid, his fire, she liked it.
He raises a brow, "you tryin to flirt with me?"
June blushes looking away, flirting was not something that she did...or had ever done.
Tifa comes downstairs followed by a blonde man, he wore a sort of dull expression and the way he carried himself showed a certain kind of flippant attitude.
"Well here she is." Tifa says holding her hand out to June.
June smiles at Cloud and he quirks a brow, this man was everything that June imagined he'd be, tall...ish...strong...he looked the part...and...and...
June lowers her gaze, his eyes; they were so soft and sweet...just like she'd imagined.
Cloud looks at the others who also watched June with mild confusion, Barret sighs saying "found her in the square...she said some pretty strange things but when she mentioned Cloud's name I knew I had to bring her here."
Cid grins at Cloud, "seems like you got yerself a bit of a problem heh...playing with fire gotcha burned huh Cloud?"
Cloud raises a brow and Cid begins to cackle.
"What do you want?" Cloud asks folding his arms, June looks up at him and Barret nudges her.
"Tell him what you told me." Barret mutters to her.
June nods looking at Cloud.
"Um...my name is June and I come from the Lifestream...," she frowns when they begin to look at her as if she had three heads but she takes a deep breath carrying on anyway, "I've been sent here on a mission...wipe Jenova completely from this world."
Cloud quirks a brow and Cid seemed, for the first tme, at a loss for words.
"But um...on my way here...something or someone kept telling me to find Cloud...and you're the only Cloud I've seen so far." June mutters shrugging her shoulders.
June looks down folding her hands, it felt strange telling them this but this was her story and this Cloud had to hear it.
"Are you outta yer mind girl!" Cid shouts scaring June, she shakes her head backing away.
"People don't come FROM the Lifestream...the GO INTO the Lifestream!" He shouts shaking his fist at her.
June gulps, she knew it would be hard for them to understand but she tries still.
"I've never had an wordly incarnation...this...is my first time in this world...so maybe it works backwards sometimes." She says peeking up at him.
Cid gasps looking at Tifa who watched Cloud in confusion, Cid lays his head on the bar saying "ok Tifa yer right...I'm drunk."
June folds her arms looking away, "I know this may sound strange to you...you have never been to the Lifestream...and even if you had...you wouldn't get it...for some its different...for me...it's different."
Tifa puts a hand to her hip, "well...what do you guys think?"
Barret rubs his head saying "I don't know what to think...we could assume that's she's some crazy lady with a serious Cloud obsession...I mean he is a hero to many."
June gasps and Tifa shrugs, she turns to June saying "but she doesn't seem like she's lying...she looks too scared...and too innocent."
It was like torture, listening to them make their observations of her but it was something she'd have to endure...she sighs, maybe this would end if Cloud would say something already.
Cid sits up saying "I say she's an old flame of Cloud's trying to get into his pants one more time...and I also say that Cloud is gay...or he wouldn't even be standing here right now he'd be doing his duties as a man...and fufilling this very alluring woman's needs...but hey...I'm me...it's me...Cid...and I'm drunk."
Cloud looks June over, he folds his arms shaking his head suddenly.
"I think she's crazy."
June gasps and just like that her hopes of salvation are destroyed, he glares at her saying "you really need help...and to come here with that story...let me ask you a question...what makes you so special that you can jump in between there and here?"
June searches her brain for an answer, an answer to a question she didn't truly know, she remembered the Lifestream...she remembered the people who gathered there and the dreams and memories of their reality that had been shared with her. She didn't remember when her existence started or how it did, she just knew that she had a mission...spoken by the same voice that given her the incentive to find Cloud.
"I-I don't know...but...I do know that Jenova still lives on this planet and that...he still affects the people here in some way...maybe lying in wait...but the people...in the Lifestream they still have dreams and...they want the world healed...especially the Cetra who laid down their lives to save this planet...you may think I'm crazy but I know what I'm saying is true." June whispers looking away.
June looks down, even her speech made no sense to her, it still didn't answer his question, she wipes at her eyes when tears begin to form, she may have been new to this but her dignity would not allow them to see her cry.
"I'm-I'm gonna go...clearly I've got the wrong man...I'm sorry to have bothered you." She turns walking over to the door, she gives one last sigh before walking out of the bar.
"Now what?" June whispers rubbing her arm as she makes it down the darkened streets.
Admittedly, her story would sound strange to people such as them, they had no experiance with this sort of thing. June looks up at the sky, stars sparkled down at her and the moon seemed to consume the sky.
"Such a beautiful place though." She utters taking in a deep breath.
If only someone would listen to her and explain to her their side, what were their thoughts on the Lifestream and the people who joined it, their thoughts on Jenova and his wherabouts.
"Oh this is too hard..." June moans grabbing her head.
How could she figure out where Jenova was, get rid of him...and get home and she didn't even know anything about herself or the people around her, so far everything she knew came from the memories of the people who had once lived.
They taught her the norms and some of what to expect, but clearly nothing about socializing within the world.
June walks on until she could no more, she plops onto a small yellow disk in the middle of the earth, looking around she was surrounded by a lot of colorful metals but the area was ravaged.
"And empty...and-," she pauses when she hears a loud howling in the distance, "and scary..."
June whimpers pulling her legs against her and burying her face in between her knees, she takes a deep breath before letting out a gut-wrenching sob. Not only did she not find Jenova, she made herself look like a complete whack job in this whole new world.
"I-I j-just want to go ho-home."
June lays down on the dirty yellow disk preparing herself to cry on throughout the night.
She sniffles rubbing her finger in slow circles on the disk, round and round until she drifts off into a dreamless sleep.
The next morning, she's awakened by thundering noises and rain, June sits up on the disk, she groans when she realizes that she was still in the same position as before.
She wraps her arms around her body standing up, "no use in staying here anymore..."
She turns walking toward the open part of town again, the time the people seemed to move slower and take more measured steps, June looks up at the sky, the rain came down in sheets.
The day before the weather was beautiful, and everyone seemed to be in such a hurry; June shakes her head in disbelief, such a confusing world with so many confusing people. June walks ahead deciding that maybe if she kept walking she'd run into a miracle, shelter.
The rain in a way was comforting but it also held something much scarier for June, her second day in this world...the feeling of the rain washing down her body...it proved to her that this was the real deal. There was no going back, not without Jenova's influence washed away.
June pauses when she approaches a small shop, it was broken down but people still seemed to pour in, on the side of the shop sat a group of children, they were huddled together and looking down at something. June looks up, their heads were protected by a ledge above them coming from the shop.
June walks over and the children look up with wide eyes, "we didn't do nothin," they shout in unison. June smiles gently, whatever they had they probably shouldn't have had.
"I just wanted to know...could I please sit with you...I want to get out of the rain and i have no where else to go." June says lowering her head.
A small boy in the front of the group looks back at his friends, one of them scratch their cheek and the other shrugs.
"Sure thing!" He shouts up at her, June smiles moving for but he grabs her wrist his eyes now dark and almost ominous.
"But you have to promise not to tell anyone of what you saw today." He whispers.
June looks past him to see a glowing green orb on the ground in the middle of their huddle, she quirks a brow, the orb seemed to give off an otherworldly aura.
June sighs, "I promise."
He looks at his friends again and they nod to him, he moves away allowing June to sit on a crate to the far back of the huddle.
"I heard you can do crazy things with this stuff!" One of the children exclaim, June leans over to get a better look but a sharp look from the children pushes her back into the 'adult' corner.
"Yeah well I'm gonna learn tah use it heh-heh." The first little boy exclaims.
They glance at her before going back to their examination of the small orb, June crosses her legs and her arms over them watching and waiting for their next big discovery about the orb.
"Hey you guys, whatcha doin!?"
Everyone looks up and June gasps, Marlene ran over to them holding a rose colored umbrella over her head. She gasps when she sees the orb on the ground between them, she places a hand on her hip glaring down at the boy who grabs it and stuffs it into his pocket,
"I told you that we're not supposed to touch it!" Marlene exclaims.
The boy smirks back at his friends, "yeah well...you're not the boss of me."
Marlene gasps and he chuckles, she glances back saying "well fine then...but I'm telling!"
The boy stands now, "no you're not...if you tell...we...we'll...we-"
"Do what?"
June looks up to see Cloud standing there with his arms folded, the boys mouth drops and the two stand looking ready to run away.
Marlene smiles up at Cloud before moving next to him with a triumphant smirk on her face, the boy rubs his haed furiously.
"Well...uh...well...um..."
"Give it to me." Cloud says holding out his hand.
The boy looks back at his friends as he pulls the orb out of his pocket and hands it to Cloud, "you take care of it ya hear."
June sniggers, the boys turn glaring back at her and she stops.
She looks down when Cloud looks at her, she could feel his eyes picking her apart piece by piece.
"What are you doing here?" He asks folding his arms again.
June shrugs and he sighs.
"Don't you have somewhere to go?"
She shakes her head, Cloud looks down at Marlene before saying "stay here...I have to take Marlene home...I'll be back for you."
June gasps and Marlene grins.
"In fact we came here looking for you...lucky right!?" She says with a closed eyed grin.
June looks at Cloud who now looked annoyed with Marlene, he jerks his head away before walking out of June's view, Marlene nods to her before following him, June sighs looking at her hands. Maybe things would look up now?
"Hey!"
June looks up, Marlene stood there with a playful grin.
"Don't go anywhere ok?"
June nods and Marlene rushes off again.
The boys look at one another now, the one closest to June grins.
"He told you Shoji ha-ha-ha!"
Shoji glares at him saying "whatever...I just didn't want to embarress him in front of the ladies."
June smiles and he turns to her, "you know...you're pretty cute...wanna go out sometime?"
June raises a brow, the look on his face was one of dire seriousness, she looks away trying to wash the image of his gaze from her mind.
"I-I...ha-I..." She tries to fight the urge to laugh but nothing would work.
Shoji gasps when she bursts into laughter, "hey...what's so funny...most girls would jump at the chance to date a guy like me!"
June holds up her hand saying "stop...please...ha-ha-ha!"
The third boy begins to laugh as well and the other follows.
June wipes away a tear prepared to turn the boy down in gentler way but when he steps in front of her with his chest poked out and 'muscles' flexed she couldn't help but laugh some more.
Shoji slouches over saying "hey...stop laughing."
June pulls herself together again saying "I'm sorry but...I'm just too big for you."
Shoji quirks a brow and she nods.
"Ah...you like blondie ey...he's alright but he's got nothing on me." Shoji mutters jerking his thumb toward his face.
June quirks a brow, blondie?
"I assure you there is no blondie in my life...but...I don't want to because you are simply too little...I'm sure that with your...extensive knowledge of...the world you will have no trouble finding someone," June mutters still trying withold laughter.
He nods saying "yeah well...your loss."
June nods as he turns away pulling the other boys into a long drawn out conversation how they planned to get Marlene back.
Next: Seventh Heaven